Organic compatible solutes of halotolerant and halophilic microorganisms

By Mary F. Roberts. Saline Systems, 2005

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Microorganisms that adapt to moderate and high salt environments use a variety of solutes, organic and inorganic, to counter external osmotic pressure. The organic solutes can be zwitterionic, noncharged, or anionic (along with an inorganic cation such as K+). The range of solutes, their diverse biosynthetic pathways, and physical properties of the solutes that effect molecular stability are reviewed.

Subfields: Cell Biology, Molecular Biology

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